The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved retrospectively the raising of Tk 25 crore in paid-up capital by a chemical company although the pooling had effectively breached securities rules for not acquiring the prerequisite regulatory approval.

Paramount Textiles, a fabric manufacturing company, organised an exhibition styled “Winter Collection Fabrics Week” in a bid to further expand the country’s textile industry in the international market.

Eastland Insurance Company organised its “37th Annual Branch Managers’ Conference-2024” at the DCCI auditorium in the capital’s Motijheel on Saturday.

The Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KBCCI) recently organised a “Meet the Delegates” event at Sheraton Dhaka in Banani, aiming to create business opportunities for members of the chamber as well as for other prominent business individuals.

LifePlus Bangladesh Ltd (a sister concern of Labaid Group) and The Daily Star signed a strategic partnership agreement today

MetLife, one of the world’s leading financial services companies, has been included in Fortune magazine’s 2024 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.”

Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Ltd (BIFPCL) has appointed Sangeeta Kaushik as its managing director.

International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) organised a day-long workshop on Settlement of Documentary Credit Disputes through ADR: Review of ICC Arbitration & DOCDEX Cases in Chattogram recently

CartonCraft Ltd will establish a packaging and accessories manufacturing plant with an investment of $2.51 million at Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority’s economic zone in Mirsarai

The Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market has appointed Mohammad Tareq as its executive president.

Alliance Finance, a non-bank financial institution, recently signed a partnership agreement with Acid Survivors Foundation.

Kazi Food Industries, a food manufacturing company in Bangladesh, recently organised its “Annual Business Conference 2024”, themed “Onwards and Upwards Together”, at Ocean Paradise Hotel in Cox’s Bazar.

Visa, a global digital payment service provider, has launched the fourth edition of “Visa Accelerator Program” with an open call for applications today.

Seven Rings Cement recently organised a conference styled the “Digital Seven Rings Cement: A Management Conference”, at the Four Points by Sheraton in Gulshan.

BSRM Ltd, the biggest steelmaker in Bangladesh, said its sales dropped in the first half of the current financial year, suffered by reduced demand amid the economic slowdown.

Bancassurance will open a new horizon for the insurance industry in Bangladesh as the collaborative arrangement will help insurers expand their coverage at low cost, according to industry people.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) recently awarded two companies of BSRM Group for paying the highest amount of taxes in the fiscal year 2022-23 in the engineering category.

Square Pharmaceuticals has organised “Annual Sales & Marketing Conference 2023” in Cox’s Bazar today.

Bank Asia has approved the resolution to change the registered name of the bank from “Bank Asia Limited” to “Bank Asia PLC”.

Alliance Finance recently made a donation to the Economics Study Centre of the economics department of the University of Dhaka to support the students in research and publication as part of its corporate social responsibility.